bil-

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Maltese

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Pronunciation

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Preposition

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bil-

  1. definite form of b’ used before vowels or qamri consonants.
    bil-ħabiwith secrecy

Derived terms

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Turkish

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish بالـ (bil-), from the combination of Arabic بِـ (bi-) +‎ اَلْ (al-).[1][2]

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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bil-

  1. Derives adverbs mainly from nouns, in some cases from adjectives or pronouns.
    bil- + ‎akis (reflection, effect) → ‎bilakis (on the contrary)
    bil- + ‎fiil (work, deed, verb) → ‎bilfiil (in fact, actively, effectively)
    bil- + ‎mukabele (return, response) → ‎bilmukabele (as a response, likewise, same to you)
    bil- + ‎(archaic) hassa (feature, trait) → ‎bilhassa (especially, specifically)
    bil- + ‎umum (everybody, pron.) → ‎(dated) bilumum (all, all of)
  2. Sometimes the "-l" is assimilated to the consonant that follows it, in accordance with Arabic rules of derivation.
    biz- + ‎zat (person) → ‎bizzat (personally, on one's own)
    bit- + ‎tabi (natural, adj.) → ‎(dated) bittabi (naturally)
    bin- + ‎netice (result) → ‎(archaic) binnetice (as a result)

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), "bi+1" - in Nişanyan Sözlük
  2. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), "el+" - in Nişanyan Sözlük

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